Grasslands

Grasslands - Elizabeth Arpino , Haley Malkofsky , Sarah Na


Grasslands of the world
Grasslands of the world


  • Identify the abiotic factors in your location and explain how they are related to the biotic organisms found in your biome

The serengeti, grasslands during the months November through Janurary tend to get the least of amount of rain, this is what they call "the short rainy season". And through months March and May, which is also known in the serengeti as "the long rainy season". During this season its very normal for it to down poor half the day or sometimes even more.


4. Food Web

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  • Research organisms from the specific location in your biome and create a typical food web that may be found in the area. The food web must be created by you – NOT copied from the web

  • Include at least 10 labeled organisms
  • Create an energy pyramid based on one chain in your food web
  • Label trophic levels and percent of available energy at each level

5. Ecosystem Disruption

Grasslands/Serengeti:

One of the greatest disturbances in the Serengeti grasslands is the introduction of non-native invasive plants species (weeds), which out-compete the native species and reduce the amount of biodiversity.

  1. What are some of the non-native plant species and how were they introduced?


"http://www.bcgrasslands.org/grasslands/grasslanddisturbances.htm#Human" http://www.bcgrasslands.org/grasslands/grasslanddisturbances.htm#Human


"http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/forest-grassland-lab/research/invasive/" http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/forest-grassland-lab/research/invasive/


6. Citations and References